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SHUJAT Munir University of engineering & technology Lahore Ubaid Ahmed Mughal University of engineering and technology

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Tutorial Regarding Influence Line Diagrams of A Truss Using Sap

SHUJAT Munir University of engineering & technology Lahore Ubaid Ahmed Mughal University of engineering and technology

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SAP 2000 TUTORIAL     SHOJAT MUNIR 

TUTORIAL TO DRAW ILD’s USING


SAP2000

Prepared by :
SHOJAT MUNIR
2007-CIVIL-19
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Dedicated to all my fellows with a notion that

“SHARING IS EVERY THING”


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MODEL PREPARATION :
 Select Grid Only and then add the input Data required and required is self
explanatory . and Press OK

Then view will be as given below . To view the Grid in 2D click xz as highlighted
in portion of snap.
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Right Click the Grid Data and then click EDIT GRID DATA … a dialog box pops
up

Change the value of ordinate Z3 to 10.81


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Goto Draw menu and select Draw Special Joint

Click at all the intersection points of Grid as intended and then Display the labels .
For that you can see the tool highlighted (Set Display options)in snap. Just click it
and follow the next step
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Again goto select menu and click Draw Frame/Cable/Tendon) and a dialog box
appears as shown at side . For Moment Releases replace Continuous with Pinned

Start drawing the members as depicted in picture


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Goto Define menu Materials.. a dialog box opens

Select A992Fy50 then Modify/Show Material


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Just keep Weight Per Unit Volume as Zero

Select Node 1 & 6 and then Goto Assign Menu Joint then Restraints… a dialog
box Opens Check the box as shown
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Then in Similar way Goto Assign menu the Joint Loads then Forces… a dialog
Box pops up then Fill it by Inputting the value as 1 in Force Global Z

Again Goto Analyze menu Set Analysis Options … a dialog box opens and
check the XZ Plane button as depicted in figure
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Again Goto Analyze menu and Click Run Analysis.. a dialog box opens just
click Run Now and make sure Actions are at Run mode

Save it and Structure is analyzed and a 3D figure comes with deflected Shape and
that brings Model making part to an end
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DISPLAYING ANALYSIS RESULTS :


This is most important Part . To display results first bring model to XZ plane

Goto Display menu and then Show Tables…


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Check the Analysis Results in the Dialog box and Press OK ..

Another Window Pops up and in that from drop Down Combo Box select Member
Joint Forces
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Then from same Display menu , click undeformed Shape and then Show Frame
Labels so that one can easily identify the member and its comparative Forces

Then from the Tables of Analysis Results we can fill the Following Columns by
Writing all the Forces in Members when 1 KN a unit Load is applied at Node 2
MEMBERS Forces in members due to Unit Load
2 3 4 5
1 -0.335
2 0.589
And the table goes on filling and –ve value shows compression and +ve sign
shows the Tension in members and then for one member with five values (obtained
by placing unit load at 5 node points at their terms) the

The whole Process can be Repeated fir node 3 and then node 4 and then node 5 .
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I faced Problem in selecting values from Tables and for Naives ( I mean
Beginners) , I suggest that they should pick the values from Axial Force Diagram
and to obtain goto Display menu and then Show Forces/Stresses then
Frames/Cables…
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And then follow the diagram


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press Ok

Yellow Color for Tension and Red for Compression

That is the End of this small Tutorials I hope this little effort from my side is
useful for you and for further queries or any comments just mail me at

[email protected]

THANK YOU

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